Miami, February 4, 2018. Report by Carol Cronin “The Comodoro Rasco just has its own special vibe.” That’s how Peter Commette describes it, and I agree. I don’t know of any other regatta that combines so well the Serious Sailing, Serious Fun motto. The regatta is an “Old Man” regatta, initiated by Snipe legend Gonzalo “Old Man” Diaz Sr to…
Arthur Blodgett, Snipe sailor and coach from Fort Lauderdale - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? My first memory was when I was 5 my dad rented a…
Teams, weight, boats, masts, sails, graphs and complete measurement excell file (Photo courtesy of Matias Capizzano) ...
Toronto, July 19, 2015. Medal Race results 1 PUR1 RIOS DE CHOUDENS.. M Skipper 1…
Toronto, July 13, 2015. Results after 3 races (1 discard) (Photo: US Sailing - Will Ricketson) 1. ARG Luis Soubie & Diego Lipszyc, 2 2. PUR Raul Rios & Fernando…
Toronto, July 12, 2015. Results after 1 race 1. ARG Luis Soubie & Diego Lipszyc 2. PUR Raul Rios & Fernando Monllor 3. CAN Evert McLaughling & Alexandra Damley Strnad…
Cottage Park Yacht Club, Boston, MA: August 15, 2014. Three races were fit into a pretty wacky day on Boston Harbor. With the wind ranging from 250-320 degrees and velocity…
Snipe Mast History as viewed by Gonzalo Diaz, Sr. In 1945 when my father bought me my first Snipe, (Rosi II # 3686) we all at the Miramar Yacht Club…
By Gonzalo "Old Man" Diaz (Photos from SCIRA archives) This is the Comodoro Rasco delivering a Snipe to a Miramar Yacht Club winner Julio Jané. from left to right: Jané's…
[caption id="attachment_8785" align="alignnone" width=""]Gonzalo Diaz Sr. sailing Jupiter[/caption]From Gonzalo "Old Man" Diaz archives Gonzalo Diaz Sr. sailing Jupiter 10111 off the shore of Miramar Yacht Club, Havana, Cuba. In the…
Juan Jose Ferretti Snipe Sailor from Ecuador - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? Lightnings, Back on 1996, a friend asked me to complete his crew - 2)…
Teams, weights, boats, masts, sails (photo courtesy of Fred Hoffmann)…
Talamone, December 2, 2012. Results and report by Alberto Perdisa The first part of the Campionato Invernale di Talamone (Winter Championship), which began on the first weekend of…
[caption id="attachment_5776" align="alignnone" width=""]photo by Jorge Cousillas[/caption]Buenos Aires, November 24, 2012. Report by Jerelyn Biehl. Bethlem and Bianchi Continue to Dominate at the Snipe Western Hemisphere & Orient Championship Reigning…
Buenos Aires, November 23, 2012. Report by Jerelyn Biehl. Another Day of No Racing at the Snipe Western Hemisphere & Orient Championship. It was the calm after yesterday’s storm the…